Reversing mechanism having stationary sleeve



` May 15, 1923. D.v C. KLAUSMEYER REVERSING MECHANISM HAVING STATIONARY .SLEEVE 3 Sheets-Sheet l 13 1921 Q su NVENTOR +y half l'VTOREY Filed April y b////////////////!!llA a W ww NN v May 15, 1923.

D. C. KLAUSMEYER REVERSING MECHANISM HAVING STATIONARY SLEEVE 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April l5 1921 N wlTNl-:ssEs:

INVENTOR M5407 B @MQW ATTORNEY may 15, 1923.

D. c. KLAUSME'YER REVERSING MECHAISM HAVING STATIONARY SLEEVE Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed April 13 1921 ATTORNEY Patented May 15, i923.. y

an srarss g A 1,455,401 PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID C. KLAUSMEYER, OF .HYDE PARK, CNCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIG-NOR TO CINCIN- NATI BICKFORD TOOL COMPANY, OF OAKLEY, CINCINNATI, OHIO, A yC0RPORI-L'JJIOIS OF OHIO.

REVERSTNG MECHANISIYI HAVING STATIONARY SLEEVE.

Application iiled April 13, 1921. Serial No. 461,144.

To all 'whom t may concern.' y

Be 1t known that T, DAvinC. liLAU sMEYnR, a citizen ofthe United States, and residing,` at

36355 Burch Ave., 'itlyde'Park, Cincinnati,

. means therefor'.

Such motion-reversers, present many mechanical problems on account of the necessity of simultaneously attaining strength,

precision, durability, reliability, smoothness,y

nate directions thereto, with the effect that.

the rate between it and each Aof the gearsin turn is twice the absolute rate of the gear itself. As a result, eachgear in reality runsl twice as fast on its bearing` as it would if said bearing was iixed.

It hasjfor long` been recognized thatthis condition was provoca-tive of undue wear but no cure, compatible with other structural necessities, has heretofore been developed.

By virtue of the structure herein proposed,

this defect has been eliminated without,

however, necessitating the sacrifice of certain other very desirable structural characteristics.

The high relative motions previously noted, together with the degree of looseness occasioned thereby and incidental thereto, likewise obtained between the movable parts of the clutch and, considering the nature of the bearings resorted to, had the effect of 'prohibiting` the use of certain very desirable types of clutchg'notably, so-called fedisk clutches, and also cone clutches. This prohibition followed from a tendency to accentuate the eccentricity which much needs @ne prominent defect of exist `to some extent initially, and to a great extent in time, due to the impossibility of yattaining' absolute precision in any mechanism. This invention proposes a construction admitting of the use of laterally-operating clutches which, for purposes of definition, are herein termed disk clutches; this term being employed to contemplate the various species of clutches characterized by having two or more flat or conical friction surfaces, such for example, as either multiple orsingle disk clutches, or cone clutches.

`Furthermore, in motion-reversers of this description, a plurality of parts are of necessity arranged in co-aXial relation and the smoothness of action, durability, and general efficiency depends very largely upon the initial` precision and maintenance of the coaxial relation. An objective of this invention is to provide a structure whereby this co-axial relation, from the manufacturing standpoint, may accurately be obtained initially and maintained subsequently without entaihng undue cost, or undue manufacturing diiliculties. ,Moreoven it is not only nec-- essary that the gears` shall initially be arranged to intermesh accurately with respect to' their pitch-lines, but also provision must be made, whereby they may be adjusted in this respect to compensate their wear.` This adjustment must also be compatible with the presentation of a correct operative relation with the clutches associated with the gears. This desideratum is likewise provided for in an effective manner by the structural arrangement herein proposed it bein achieved without intei,"feiing with the attainment of compactness.

Other objects and advantages will be in part indicated in the following description and in part rendered apparent therefrom in connection with the annexed drawings.

To enable others skilled in the art to so fully apprehend the underlying features hereof that they may embodythe same in the various ways contemplated by this invention, drawings depicting a preferred typical construction have been annexed as a part of this disclosure, and in such drawings like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout all the views, of which kFig. l is a longitudinal section showing the general assembly of the element of this device. Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken tudinal section showing a still. further modification in which the clutches are mounted directly on the shaft.

(."ontinuing now by Way of an analysis of the herein illustrated efnni'iles et thisv invention, l indicate' e. lj :une tor supporting; and positioning' 'the mejor elements olf tl device. lllhlle this lfrenie .iney le open, 'will he formed in the nature of a closed casing; in the preterred aspect of this invention, so that the various bearings may be shielded en: est lcgi-it and ine-y be run in n bath et oil or grrense. 'the trame is therecteristically provided with n'ieans Afor providingv stationary journals for the mounting` oit tivo con.ersely-rotat bevel-gears. A convenient Way ot achievu g that end is illustrated in ll es. l and wherein indicates a bracket internally projecting' troni a side-wall et the casing; it hein; l'lrrily allixed thereto by a screw 2l. This bracket provides an elongated bearing-element 3 in the nature olt :L stationary sleeve; the ends l and 5 of which constitute stationary journels or lecturingl inerehers on which the fears are rotatably inountcd.

Theshape et the ln'acket is7 ot course. immaterial so long.; as it adniits oit being` ar janged in the intermediate position shown and it isj ot' coursey .immaterial vl-ether the journals l or 5 are into@ "il With sai-.fl bracket 2 or are otherwise ritw lly atteched to it.

The casing 't is provided With a bezzrintig (S located intermedietc the ends of the ste; tionary sleeve 2l and this haring atlixed to its i .f I i H4- iecem a theft ner end a beitel-gear tl which, abc rdinvly3 'faces the stat-loner. sleeve il subst. xt f midway its ends.

.lilounted on the stationary journals t and 5, are tivo bevel-tears 9 and l0 which ere `in lnesh with the bevel rear shown by Fig. l. its will be understoo A the eiiiet of this interinesh to urge the `Qears) and l() away frein the axis 2`--2 of ihe shatt T and, in order to liinit this nioveinent, suitable thrust-bearings are provided adjacent ot outer faces oit 'the Igears 9 and l0. These gears are rotatably.l aswell es trenslatebly. mounted on the journals Llend 5 (as 'for eil eniple 'through the agency of the brass bushiup; ll.) so as freely to admit oli movement against the said thrust bearing. ln the course of time, suiiicient weer Will-take pla e to impair the original precision ot the intermesh and, therefore. provision niedefor adjustingy the gears toward the 2 2. To tha:V end, acoller l2 ser threaded to the end ot the stationary sleeve 3 so that it may be adjusted tovards the exis line a thrust bearing 13 tpreliei ably of the be'l type) heini`- for the purpose et decreasing fiction and wear.

lnasinuch as both the gears 9 end l!) are journaled on a single stationary clement, they admit ot bei f held very .3 y in an accurate coa2;ia.i relation; there being' no intervening loose element to iinpeir the preV4 cision ot the niount. ln pre vious motion rcversers, the opposed bevel gears were habitually inountedon u rota uieulier; this member being in turn suitably coiuiectcd to seine other eleinfnitV et the trai 1 ssion trein. 'l'hrough the agency of approiiriate clutel esj either gear could be connected with said rotary member so Vthat the two would rotate together as a unit' leaving` the other rear lree to rotate independently ot the member on which it 'was mounted but in a direction opposite thereto. The relative nioiiou between the tivo yves accordi n t. i;, i as tast as il the nienber hed had no rotation itself. This c idition tended towards preunu'nrc ivear and occasioned v ier re` placements and troubles; not vithstendiiug The instant extreme care in lubrication. construction avoids this dilliculty in a man ner entirely compatible With conipactness and other dcsideretuins.

The `gear 9 is of sinall diameter and its bore is comparatively small so that. while infrinittinf the `gear 8 to be set close to the central. axis ot the spindle, it will nevertheless rnn smoothly. lillhile such rear 9 niay have its outer portion congurated in any manner appropriate to the type oi clutch used, it will be noted that the example illustrated presents a very desirable characteristic; to Wit, it merely hes a sii ple disle like flange le o;c small diameter termed on its end; thereby avoidingthe complicated cup-like lorinetions heretofore demanded to meet the necessities of clutches of the e3;- pending' ring type previously required 'for various structural reasons in mechanisms ol" this general nature. lt is, ot course, much cheaper to manufacture lgears of the simple forni shown in the herein lillustrated preferred embodiment this invention.y since the disk-tienne lil may not only he rende inteerel with the itsel't but may be il'orin ld from the ori` -nal blank Without requiring the removal of any Agreat amounts ot stock which, of course. of hielrgradt expensive steel.

rllhis flange 14! may he regarded as the inale ineinl'ier ot the clutch or. as e matter ot nemenclature7 the clutch may be referred to as consisting; ell the various movable and adjustable elements comprising; the separate unit now to he described. This device cernv lll) lit)

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prises a hotly proper 1.5 in the nature ofa cup-like inen'ilei.' having a 16 in the orin ot a sleeve an annular flange 17 having1 arim lll projectingtowarcls the gear so-as y clutch-member as will be perceived by co'mparinlqr l, 4i and (L thns, it may be Carries. directly by., a sl'iait; or by a rotator);

sleeve, or bythe stationary sleeve on which the gear` "9 isdirectly` journaleclj.

The general object e'f'i. .1onreversers el. the sort in View? is te enable niotion to be transmitted ,troni asha'l't 7 to another Rhett? 2O arranged at an angle thereto; usuallyin the saine axial planetherwth andnsiiallv also at right-anglesthereto, but not neces sarily` so.- rlh'e shail't 20T howeveynnist arlf mit et being;` translated in an axial direction relative to the shaft 7 without amT 'break in the connection but Otherwise accnratelypreserving` the spatial. relations between the two;

The shaft 2O is accordingly so journalecl (either directly or mehr ctly) with respect to the traine that the aforesaid relation will be preserved; and also so connected (either l hrectliT or indirectly) with the clutch as to preserve thewlriving relation in all et its positions. The 'fermer may be achieved clirectlv bv groviclingthe stationary sleeve or journals with a bore in which the shaft ref tetes, as shown bv Fig; 6; or it may be achieved inclireetl;v by resorting); to an interviewingv sleeve :irrenOecl. on the one hand. to serve as bearingior the shaft and being7 on the ether hand, itself journalecl within the bore of the siationarjrp sleeve orfi'nthe sifle walls'o' thee/asin.- Thus; as shown bv Fig. lian elongated tnenlarxsleeve 2l is splinecl to the' sh att 20 byi'nean's o? .the ke?,T` 22 and is also (2s bv means oit bushings 23) jonrnfiled within the bore ot the stationary sleeve w. h, in elect, .is` alxtnreor part oli' the casing. These `journals are iprelfei-y ably spacefl apart and' loca-tert near'the enCls ot the lixerl sleeveg` as shown; so as te `ensure acmiracv in alignmentand,in a closedv vf i ll ne rotary sleeve preikrablj,T i og "'ii l Je the sidenvalls thei'eotto n'mke provision for clnstfgnarcls 26 in the nature ol? packing aflabtecl toprey The end-portions?? ot the rotariT lsleeve may s il desired vent undue leakage ot the lnl'iricant.

wall. otfthe Casin@ or it ina-v haveia shoulder 29 .and an inter nef washer 30, as shown bv L aclabtecl to be renlacerll from time to time, to compensate for wear. k'lnsteacl tegrallv oi employing the single elongated sleeve 2l, tivospacedshort sleeves may be used., as shown by Eig. `.Each ot these sleeves 31' are splinetl, means of a key 32, to the shaft S20 and. are jonrnalecl, as indicetecllzy 38, within` t ie enel of the stationary sleeve 34 whch'inay extend nearbvv to the sidewall of the casing; and may have a bore 35 large enoughj sh aft 20.

'lfhe manner of mounting' the clutch-meinyber,y according to which of the alternative constructions above-noted is nsecl,` will not be described. 1Where no rotaryl sleeve 1s eni- )lo ed the clutch-rnemberina i be mountecl .r i l directly on the shaft, as shown by F 1g. 6;

the stationary slee-ve being proportioned to terminale suilicient distance trein said wall to provide the space for that purpose. ln this example, thehnb 36 of the clutch-niember7 to l-iinit any undue end-play, is shoulgderecl at B7 so as to bear against the collar A 38 and it is extended 39 mtothel side. ywall so as te itornfi7 withthe packing E26, an

oil-tight arrangement. This hub 36 has a sliding ft with the shaft 20; .being also splnecl thereto'by means of the key '-410 so as to turn as a unit with the shaft.

)ln the example rlepictecl Fig. l, the clutchmemberD as before, occupies a position between' the wall snel the extremity. of

the stationar i sleeve butv instead ofrestinsr directlji7 on the shaft E20, itis carried bv the peripheryot the enel-portion il oit the rotary sleeve 9,1 it terminates l2 closely adj acent the washer 3G .to limit its end-play to a permissible extent. n

f In the exarnpleoic Fig. 4,' the clutch-member l5 is rotatably mounted directly on the stationary sleeve 'al vich is 'extended for that purpose .nearly to the 'wall ot the casing; sufficient being;` provided to aceoninmlate an. annular [lange el?) which inprojects trom therotary sleeve 31 that, in this instance, is resorted to Ator t yninfoose oit estahlishinen robellin T relation f i F2 between theshaft 2O and salsl clutch nieinw ber( that encln, the hub 44 of the latter is provided. with lateralh7 proiecting teeth 45 aclantefl to etfiganewithin recesses 46 cnt in the-flange This arrangement is notable., in th-l both ro atablj;7 sonnterl on the same in` telen-ral', member (the fixed. sleeve) and con.g seqnentlv-easilvadmit ol being;1 co-axiallv relate/fl with great Drerisien; ...lierebv er.- snrine; extreme sinoethness in the action ol the .clutch anfl rellucin/j to minimum :inv untoward effect of such slight amounts ot eccentricitv as inustneedsexist between any relativelyT rotatable elements however ac cnratelv assembled.

i As has been stated. while this .invention enihcflv vn ons species of clutches,l it admirably admits of. the use of dislr-cli1tches,

it' desired, to clear theA J"he rear andthe clutch-member Ulli as foil example, of the construction shoiiin.

rwinular ee l is urnjed a of several tu ne c arranged in slots if) the portion i8 and l l eii in the periphery of I positioned. means of pivot-pins seen to the levers projecting .rom the s thereof: the ng ends of the pi pin: ha' a recess cut in face of The mner end oi. lever res t the side of the shoe preferahly i.V A' tch se to prohibit any' Vhoe relatrve to the clutchation of iii-einher FI.

rlllie thrust z. the nressui'e of f the liar l.. .s indif flliwyl to casi. y To the inner end of such sh ft is a :ed a lever 63 havingr a shoe G4 pivoted l to end and seated in a recess GS p"ovidefl hv an enlsrcement 61 on the shift-rod 65. The latter is shown supported at its ends in the end-walls of the .me d it cawfies a member (S7 h av' in; a slot G9 engaging a "0 projected from conical lever-actuator i .1 which, einen moved laterally` may engage rolls T2 on the ends the levers and operate the clutches as will be perceived.

The siiiiplicitv and compactness of the shove revealed organisation is.y especially noteivoithjf.v and Will he seen that it overcomes certain troublesome features of previous designs and rugged and not lilrely to heroine disarrangcd in use and be assembled readily and subsequently adjusted as occasion demands to maintain accuracy and smoothness of action.

1Without further analysis. the foregounry will so fully reveal the of this invention. that others can; by ,i iplyin current knowledge, readily adapt it for various utiliza- .L ,i j ,i r3 .L i i. tions v. ithoui, omitting Cei tain ieatuies that, from the standpoint of the prior art; fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention, and therefore' such adaptations should be d are intended to be comprehended Within ie i and range of equivalency of the iollovvin claims.

aving thus revealed this invention. l

claim as new and desire to secure the following; combinations and elements, or equivalents thereof, by Letters Patent yof the United Stateszl. A motion-reverser combining a frame; a. stationary sleeve rigidly supported thereb i a shaft translatably extending' through le sleeve a bevel-gear facing` said sleeve; "vio oppositely-arranged bevel-gears meshing; with said first gear and each journaled to rotate on the respective ends of said sleeve and out of contact with said shaft; tivo clutches operatively connected to said shaft and each arranged adjacent the outer ends of 4.l gears; respectively; and means for alternately engaging either clutch Aivith its associated geen 9. me ori-reverser combining a shaft: opposirely-disposed gears spaced apart oncentric relation with said shaft; nonatable means providing stationary jouror supporting; said gears outof consait shaft; a frame rigidly connecteri vali maid stationary means; a clutch located on said shaft adjacent each gear; and means independent of said shaft for establish if a driving` relation between either of seid ears and its associated clutch.

3. A motion-reverser combining` a frame; an elongated cylindrical member rotatably non Airaiislatably supported by said cme; tv. oppositely-disposed gears spaced in concentric relation with said rotary non-translatehle member; means rigidly iported by said frame providing,l ste. tionary journals for rotatably supporting said gears out of contact with said rotary member; tivo clutches mounted directly on said rotary non-translatable member adjacent the outer end of each gear, respectively: and means shiftable relative to said member foil establishing" a driving relation between either of said gears and .its associated clutch.

4. A motion-reverser combining a frame; a stationary sleeve rigidly supported thereby; a shaft ranslatably extendingthrough sa.d sleeve; a bevel-gear facing said sleeve; tivo o /ji arranged bevel-gears meshine; vrith s: 'd rst gear and each journalcd to rotate on the respective ends of said sleeve and out of Contact with said shaft; tivo clutches of the dislr type operatively connected to said shaft `and each arranged adjacent the outer ends of said gears, respectively; and means for alternately engaging; either clutch with its associated gear. y

5. A motion-reverser combining' a frame; a stationary sleeve rigidly supported therenfl-eener b M a shait `tinnslatabli extending throughv said sleeve; a bevel-gear facing said sleeve; two oppositely arranged bevel-gearsmeshing with said `First gear andeach journaled to circumscribefthe yrespective ends ot said sleeve and out of contact with said'shait; v

independent of said shaft for alternately engaging either clutch with itsy associated 1r.

6. fr motion-reverser combiningv a sl two oppositely-disposed gears spaced il in concentric relation with shalt; nonrotatable means 'providing stationary journals orsupporting said gears out ot' contact with `shatt5fa trame rigidly connected with said stationary means; a clutch located to circumscribe said non-retatable means adjacent each gear; yand means independent of said shaft for estab-- lishing a driving` relation between either oi said gears and its associated i=lutch. i'. A motion-reverser combining a trame; a stationary sleeve rigidly supported thereby; an elongated rotary member of tubular iform extending through said sleeve; a bevelfacing said sleeve; two oppositely-arranged bevel-gears meshing with said first* gear and each journaled to rotate on the respective ends of said sleeve and out of contact with said shaft; two clutches operatively connected to said tub'ul each arranged adjacent the outer endsot said gears, respectively; and'means for alternately engaging either clutch with its associated gear. f p

8. A motion-reverser combining a nonshiftable rotary sleeve; two oppositely-dis-l posed gears spaced apart in concentric relation with said sleeve;non-rotatable means providing stationary journals for supporting said gears out of contact with said rotary sleeve; a frame rigidly-connected with 'said' stationary means; a clutch 'located on said non-shiftable rotary sleeve adjacent each gear; and means for establishing a driving relation between either of said gearsand its associated clutch. f

9. A motion-reverser combining a trame; an elongated cylindrical member rotatably supported by said frame; two oppositelydisposed gears spaced apart in concentric relation with said. rotary member; means rigidly supported by said frame providing stationary journals for rotatably supporting said gears out of contact with said rotary member; two clutches having `parts thereof mounted directly on said rotary member adjacent the outer end of each gear; respectively; means or establishing a driving' relation between either of said gears and its associated clutch; and an independently rotary member and ber and translate )ly s A l0. il. motie 'ers r combining a lrainc; a stationarysieevc rigidly supported thereby; a rotary sleeve within sait stationary sleeve; a shaft translatably extending through said'rotary sleeve; a bevel-gear iacino' said stationarv sleeve.' two oa'aositel f arze a l l ranged bevel-gears meshing with said first gear and each journaled to rotate on the respective ends of said stationary sleeve and out of contact with said shaft; two clutch-es carried by said rotary sleeve thereby operatively connected to said shaft and each arranged adjacent the outer ends oi said gear;` respectively; means for alternately engaging either clutch with its associated gear.

, to rotate on the respective ends of said sleeve vand out oi contact with said shaft; two

clutch-members in splined relation with said shaft adjacentV4 the outerends of said gears; respectively; and adapted to move slightly in an axial direction; and means 'l'or alternately connecting either clutch-member with its associated gear.

l2. A motion-reverser combining two op-v positely-disposed gears spaced apart in coaxial relation; non-rotatable means providing stationary tubular journals for supportmg said gears; a shalt translatably journaled within said tubular journals; a frame rigidly connected with said stationary means; a clutch-member circuinscribing saidshaft adjacent each gear; and means embodying a laterally-movable friction annulus tor establishing a Ldriving relation between either of said gears and its associated clutch-mem ber, said annulus being shi'ftable independently of said shaft.

tionary hollow member providing journals at its ends: an intermediate bevel-gear arrangedso closely to `said member that its teeth barely escape contact'therewith; a pair kof bevel gears arranged on said journals in f3; motion at Wl 1 Cusndllg around Michalmim' ' TS; spools fix @Uernu-l a suffi-rod n a nied tube' a e; said flied tubo; am iineshng' journm or.. said ixd tube; a 1

packing mnatng Xtendng tubularfL gear seeve; and means lzle'ilbezf to rotate hereunto subscribe ,Jy du@ iw@ Subscribing' BAVD C. El SlEYEB. Tl'tnesses:

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